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a.

Grasp

the

microprocessor/memory

card

by

the

retention

levers

and

turn

the


card

so

that

the

connectors

align

with

the

connectors

on

the

I/O

board.

b.

Align

the


card

with

the

guides.

c.

Press

the


card

into

the

connectors

and

close

the

retention

levers.

Slide

the

retention

tabs

to

lock

the

card

in

place.

If

you

have

other

devices

to

install

or

remove,

do

so

now;

otherwise,

go

to

“Completing

the

installation”

on

page

40.

Installing

a


card

The

following

notes

describe

information

that

you

must

consider

when

you

install

a


card:

v

At

least

one


card

with

one

pair

of

DIMMs

must

be

installed

for

the

server

to

operate.

v

Each


card

comes

with

one

AMD

Opteron

microprocessor

and

has

eight

DIMM

connectors.

v

The

server

supports

up

to

four


cards

with

four

microprocessors.

If

you

are

installing

two

or

more

microprocessors,

all

must

be

the

same

cache

size

and

type.

v

At

least

three


cards

must

be

installed

to

support

a

HyperTransport

adapter.

v

The

server

operates

at

the

clock

speed

of

the

lowest

speed

microprocessor

in

the

server.

v

With

more

than

one

microprocessor,

the

server

can

operate

as

a

symmetric

multiprocessing

(SMP)

server.

With

SMP,

certain

operating

systems

and

application

programs

can

distribute

the

processing

load

among

the

microprocessors.

This

enhances

performance

for

database

and

point-of-sale

applications,

integrated

manufacturing

solutions,

and

other

applications.

v

Read

the

documentation

that

comes

with

the

microprocessor

to

determine

whether

you

must

update

the

basic

input/output

system

(BIOS)

code

in

the

server.

To

download

the

most

current

level

of

BIOS

code

for

the

server,

go

to

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/xseries/index.html.

v

Obtain

an

SMP-capable

operating

system.

For

a

list

of

supported

operating

systems,

see

http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

v

You

can

use

the

Configurations/Setup

Utility

program

to

determine

the

specific

type

of

microprocessor

in

the

server.

v

When

you

install

additional


cards,

populate

the


card

connectors

in

numeric

order

on

the

I/O

board,

starting

with

connector

2.

Install

the


cards

in

the

order

shown

in

the

following

illustration.

38

IBM

System

x3755

Type

8877:

User’s

Guide

Section	Page
Contents	5
Safety	7
Chapter 1. The System x3755 server	13
Related documentation	13
Notices and statements in this document	14
Features and specifications	15
What your server offers	16
Reliability, availability, and serviceability	18
IBM Director	19
The UpdateXpress program	19
Server controls, connectors, LEDs, and power	20
Front view	20
Rear view	21
Server power features	23
Turning on the server	23
Turning off the server	23
Chapter 2. Installing optional devices	25
Server components	25
I/O board internal connectors	26
I/O board internal option connectors	27
I/O board jumpers	28
I/O board LEDs	29
Microprocessor/memory-card connectors	30
Microprocessor/memory-card LEDs	30
SAS-backplane connectors	31
Installation guidelines	32
System reliability guidelines	33
Working inside the server with the power on	33
Handling static-sensitive devices	33
Removing the cover	34
Installing or replacing a hot-swap power supply	35
Installing or replacing a hot-swap fan	37
Installing an adapter	39
Installing an IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine	42
Installing the ServeRAID-8k SAS controller	43
Installing a drive	44
Installing memory modules	45
Installing a microprocessor/memory card	50
Completing the installation	52
Connecting the cables	54
Updating the server configuration	55
Chapter 3. Configuring the server	57
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program	57
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program	58
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices	58
Passwords	61
Power-on password	62
Administrator password	63
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD	63
ServerGuide features	64
Setup and configuration overview	64
Typical operating-system installation	65
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide	65
Using the Boot Menu program	65
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers	66
Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility programs	66
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	67
Updating and configuring the BIOS code	67
Linux configuration	68
Configuring a Microsoft Windows operating system	74
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program	75
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs	76
Using the baseboard management controller configuration utility program	76
Using the baseboard management controller firmware update utility program	77
Using the OSA SMBridge management utility program	77
Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program	78
Starting the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program	78
IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility menu choices	78
Configuring the controller	79
Viewing the configuration	79
Using ServeRAID Manager	79
Configuring the controller	80
Using express configuration	80
Using custom configuration	80
Viewing the configuration	81
Setting up a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine	81
Requirements	81
Cabling the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine	82
Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware	82
Completing the setup	83
Chapter 4. Updating IBM Director	85
Appendix. Notices	87
Trademarks	87
Important notes	88
Product recycling and disposal	89

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